Opinion: Today's populists are just recycling ancient political tricks
A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Suddenly, we are awash with classical references and those blank-eyed marble statues are talking through the millennia.A…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Insiders and Outsiders
Twenty-five years ago, Insiders went to air for the first time – the morning after the Aston by-election, before smartphones, before social media, and long before anyone had to explain what…
Opinion: Trump's adventurism exposes Australia, too
A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Critics of the comforting hope that America would go to war for Australia cite the competing national interests weighing…
Democracy Sausage Episode: You win some, you lose more
Why has the government fallen so far short of the Murphy Report's recommendations despite around 80 per cent of Australians wanting gambling ads banned? How did an under-resourced Northern…
Opinion: Katter warned us of the 'beast'. Is it coming out of hiding now?
A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Two decades ago, Bob Katter began warning of an upwelling against the political mainstream's affection for privatisation,…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Job (Un)Ready
Is a policy that students, staff and vice-chancellors all agree has failed still standing because no one in government wants to spend the political capital to fix it? Can universities rebuild…
Opinion: We used to trust each other. What happened?
A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.You see a lot walking a dog at dawn - magnificent sunrises, stunning frosts, hot-air balloons and the occasional kangaroo…